Gxsr 600 starter bike?

Hi,

I looked at the; Yamaha r6,Triumph Daytona, Ninja 636, and a couple others. (600 class only).
I feel that when I hear Gxsr I think of a motorcycle squid. I've heard many people that start on gxsr 1000's and what not and it worry's me will I get hate for riding a gxsr 600? Thanks !

I am newbie here! Nice day to all!

Look into a Suzuki SV650. Very nice beginner's bike, v twin motor, 2003 and up are fuel injected. Another good bike is a Suzuki TU 250. Or a Triumph Bonneville 2004(?) and up... Or a Honda CBR250.

Just curious, but you realize you are in a vintage Norton Commando forum, yes? Welcome!

GSX600 is a good bike. A friend of mine used to drive Formula 5000 racing cars years ago and was at the top. After the divorce and retirement and loss of vehicles, he bought a late model MV F4 and learned to ride a bike at age 57 - no mean achievement. He then bought a GSXR 600 Suzuki which had been raced and entered for Phillip Island in a superbike race. Coming over Lukey Heights he saw an opportunity and grabbed it - went around the pack. He lost the front end and decked himself. Banged his head on the road, broke his arm and ribs and ended up in the air ambulance. In hospital a nurse stuffed up the oxygen and did him some damage, he also got golden staph which almost did him in. These days he doesn't understand why I've got the shits with him. Five of us in all warned him of the consequences - not 'flats on the tyres back to the pits'. What he did was what I've had nightmares about doing.
Take care.

Starter bike. Go with the GSRX to learn how to race and maybe not crash in public pressing luck and limits right out the box. If more ordinary newbie use to get here and there with some kicking up heels in easy places while learning about all the tricks and combos of the stuff that can hurt ya, go with the SV650. GSRX is low down ape man posture full on sports bike that can run away from the SV in the opens while the SV is more upright all day tourer -commuter and some what handy off roader that many race as can hold its own in the handling department just not the hp hits to easy wheelie to insane top speeds. In lower 3 gears to about 80-90's it about as quick as GSRX 600's as similar torque, just not hp to keep the pull going like a ful on inline 4. Brakes as good as GSRX. V-Storm is another option for beginners that even life seasoned rudders like over all others as best bang for the bux. 250cc size is most realistic on cost to distance and to pick up & fix up on drops newbies are prone too. It took me ~3 yr to have most crash combinations hit when not doing any thing but easy as could travel, sPLAT. Not everyone is as stupid as us and may decide its a stupid hobby after 1 or more close calls.

rupert14 said:

Hi,

I looked at the; Yamaha r6,Triumph Daytona, Ninja 636, and a couple others. (600 class only).
I feel that when I hear Gxsr I think of a motorcycle squid. I've heard many people that start on gxsr 1000's and what not and it worry's me will I get hate for riding a gxsr 600? Thanks !

I am newbie here! Nice day to all!

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You must be in the USA, none of those are good starter motorcycles.
If you have next to no experience and can control your ego and do not succumb to peer pressure there are plenty of choices.

Where is the best place to learn to ride, that would be in the dirt.
Personally I was not allowed a road bike (250 cc limit for fresh fodder, still is) I rode MX (New RM125S which I still have) for a year (1976 to 1977) then got a road bike (1974 Kawasaki S1B 250)
By 1980 I got my first Kawasaki H2 750 ( I still have that to, plus the second and third one)
The dirt skills saved me many times, more than a few I met through that period are dead because their ego overruled their lack of real world skills and went straight to 650 Triumphs etc.

Be assured there are Norton riding squids on this forum, riding up and down the main street of country towns looking at themselves in store front windows.

Get a big trail bike or some other bike that is user friendly, a used one that already has a few scrapes etc, do a riding course and 18 months or so from now you will be ready to appreciate a British motorcycle.
Even better, learn on a beater and build a Commando up over the learning period.

Heed the advice. A gsxr is not a starter bike.

Start small and work up. Build skills and confidence.

Riding is not to be taken lightly. Like many of life's pleasures, there is danger involved.

Education and experience will help minimize these.

I myself started on a CB 360, in the dirt and grass. When I fell, it was not too bad.

Took the riders course at the local tech college, and got my license. Much good basic information to be learned from this.

Moved up to a CB 450 as my first street bike. Kept it upright.

Then Jumped to a LTD 1100, learned the quick lesson that the bike will try to kill you if you get stupid.

After that the collection grew.

Thanks for all of those helpful reply mate!